"Molecule"

12XU

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Stay-at-home dad and Ohio underground treasure Lamont “Bim” Thomas (Bassholes, This Moment in Black History) is the sole mainstay and creative force behind Cleveland-based Obnox, a malleable entity of mayhem that recently holed up at the storied Musicol Recording in Columbus for Obnox’s first “proper” studio album, Louder Space, out March 25 on Gerard Cosloy’s 12XU. “Molecule” brings in the noise and the funk with a stop-start beat as Thomas spit-shouts monotonic rhymes over fuzzed-out guitars that repeat "Wacka wacka" like a DJ scratch. “Get your hands up!” he instructs. Turn this one up, and you’ll have a hard time not following Mr. Thomas’ orders.